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[PHOTO GALLERY] Family members accompany the closing of Francis’ coffin (and 250 thousand people visited the Pope)
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Graffiti of the Pope Near the Vatican After List of Participants in His Funeral Is Released
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This Is What 113 Cardinals Talked About and Decided in Their Third Meeting After the Pope’s Death
Pope Francis’ nephew to attend funeral thanks to anonymous benefactor who paid for his trip
From Cells to Vatican: Inmates May Attend Pope Francis’ Burial in Rare Gesture of Mercy
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Synodality against episcopacy?

Vatican II corrected an imbalance in the relationship between the pope and the bishops that had crept into Catholic theology and practice since Vatican I by teaching that bishops are true vicars of Christ in their local Churches, not mere branch managers of Catholic Church, Inc., executing instructions from the CEO in Rome

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Italian judiciary rules on accusation of Catholic archbishop in blasphemy case

On March 28, 2025, Judge Andrea Scarpa of Modena formally dropped criminal charges of contempt for the Catholic religion against Archbishop Erio Castellucci of Modena-Nonantola and Carpi, exhibition curators Don Carlo Bellini and Cristina Muccioli, and the artist Andrea Saltini. The case revolved around a painting titled «Longino», which some Catholics claimed portrayed a Roman centurion in an intimate posture with Jesus.